
Hilton Worldwid signed an agreement with Lanzhou Friendship Hotel to build a its first establishment in both the city of Lanzhou and surrounding province of Gansu. The establishment will be branded under Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and should consist of about 389 guestrooms in the city's central commercial district."The introduction of our flagship Hilton property to Gansu province marks a chapter in our commitment to providing guests with greater access to China's northern and western markets", says Francis Lee Wee-Hau, senior vice president of development, Greater China & Mongolia, Hilton Worldwide.The Hilton Lanzhou is expected to open in the first quarter of 2017.